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Acts 24:22

Then Felix, who was well informed about the Way, adjourned the hearing and said, “When Lysias the commander comes, I will decide your case.”

Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain

WHEN
c. AD 57-59
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WHEN

c. AD 57-59

counted from the text

WHO RULED

  • Antonius Felix procurator of Judea AD 52-59 IN THE TEXT
  • Nero emperor of Rome AD 54-68
  • Herod Agrippa II king of Judea AD 50-93
  • Porcius Festus procurator of Judea AD 59-62
SOURCES
  • date — Acts 24:27 gives two years in Caesarea and marks the change from Felix to Festus, which Josephus (Antiquities XX.8) puts in AD 59.
  • Antonius Felix — Josephus, Antiquities XX.7-8; Tacitus, Annals XII.54
  • Nero — Tacitus, Annals XIII-XVI; Suetonius, Nero
  • Herod Agrippa II — Josephus, Jewish War II; Antiquities XX
  • Porcius Festus — Josephus, Antiquities XX.8-9

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